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For each vocabulary term: Left side of your paper: The term Right side of your paper Part of speech Definition Synonyms and/or antonyms An example sentence or visual representation of term

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Affiliated – associated, connected Adjective Syn: attached, related, joined Ant: dissociated, unconcerned Example: The town’s central radio station and its affiliated studios broadcast the entire political debate to the surrounding counties.

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Ascertain – to find out Verb Syn: discover, determine, establish Example: Sherlock Holmes examined all of the evidence at the scene of the crime to ascertain the truth about the murder.

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Attainment – an accomplishment, the act of achieving Noun Syn: achievement, fulfillment Ant: failure, defeat, frustration Example: For those who have served in the armed forces, perhaps the highest military attainment is the Purple Heart.

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Bequeath – to give or pass on as an inheritance Verb Syn: transmit, bestow, hand down Example: A woman in our community caused a scandal several years back when she bequeathed her fortune and estate to her cat, rather than her grandchildren.

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Cogent – forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point Adjective Syn: persuasive, compelling Ant: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant Example: The results of the DNA fingerprinting were the most cogent evidence for conviction.

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Expunge – to erase, obliterate, destroy Verb Syn: delete, efface, annihilate Ant: insert, mark, imprint, impress Example: You should take care to expunge all errors and misspelled words before turning in the final copy of an essay.

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Invulnerable – not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack Adjective Syn: impregnable, impervious, immune Ant: exposed, unprotected, defenseless Example: Surrounded on all sides by 50-foot high stone walls and a moat filled with hungry crocodiles, the kingdom was nearly invulnerable to foreign attack.

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Malevolent- spiteful, showing ill will Adjective Syn: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant Ant: kind, benevolent, compassionate Example: The malevolent queen not only sent a huntsman to kill Snow White, but also tried to tempt her with a poisoned apple.

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Nonchalant – cool and confident, unconcerned Adjective Syn: composed, unruffled, indifferent, blasé Ant: perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed Example: When asked about his plans for the future, the high school senior produced a nonchalant response, which caused his parents to become concerned.

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Panacea – a remedy for all ills; cure- all; an answer to all problems Noun Syn: universal cure, easy solution Example: Lucy thought she was advertising a marvelous new panacea; in reality, Vitameatavegamin contained no health benefits and consisted of 23% alcohol.

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Skulk – to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding Verb Syn: lurk, slink, prowl Example: After his master whacked him in the head with a newspaper, the disobedient puppy skulked inside his dog house.

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Supercilious – proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority Adjective Syn: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing Ant: humble, meek, deferential, servile Example: Though the boy genius acted supercilious toward his peers, it was revealed that he did not know the first thing about modernist art.